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All set to make a mark in Bollywood

By: Geety Sahgal
March 12, 2004

Natassha has acted in Kuch To Hai and Yeh Dil
After stealing your hearts as the vulnerable Tanu in the serial Kabhi Souten Kabhi Saheli, 15th Road resident Natassha quickly moved to the silver screen with Kuch To Hai and then Yeh Dil.

The actress, who has also acted in nearly 10 South Indian films, talks about Krishna Cottage, her next Hindi film due for release on April 2.

Excerpts from the interview

What is Krishna Cottage all about?
Krishna Cottage is a horror film with a lot of scary and supernatural things happening in this house called Krishna Cottage.

Santram Varma, the director of television thriller Kahin Kissi Roz, is the director of the film. He has made the movie heart-stopping with special effects that will make your hair stand on end.

What is your role in the film?
I play this girl called Shanti, who is very talkative and bubbly in the beginning of the film. But then one day she is a witness to an incident that has a strong impact on her and brings about a drastic change in her
personality. It is a performance oriented role.

Natassha with Tusshar Kapoor and Jeetendra at the music release of Krishna Cottage
Your co-stars in the film are Sohail Khan and Isha Koppikar. How was it working with them?
We had a ball. Sohail works a lot on his roles and what I liked best about him is that despite being a director himself he never interfered in any aspect of the film’s direction. It was really nice to work with Isha and we had a great time, especially during shooting the spooky scenes when we would try and scare each other.

Your real name is Anita. Why did you change it to Natassha?
I am still known as Anita in Hyderabad. I was christened Natassha by Ekta Kapoor when she signed me for Kuch To Hai, mainly for numerological reasons. But whether as Anita or Natassha I want to do good work and be a successful actress.

Your first two films did not do well at the box office?
That’s true. But my work was appreciated a lot, especially in Kuch To Hai, in which I played a negative character.

What are your forthcoming films?
I have two more projects coming up. There is a romantic film with Balaji, which goes on the floors in April and another film by director E Niwas with Aftab Shivdasani.

What is your dream?
My dream is to make it big in Bollywood.